Editors' Review

This connect-the-critters game is reminiscent of Bust-A-Move and will captivate players of all ages. Similar to other puzzle games, the rules of Snood are simple, and the only computer skill needed is the ability to use a mouse. Connect three or more identical Snoods to make them disappear from the board. If you clear the board, you win. If the Snoods reach the bottom of the screen, you lose. Play is not time-limited. Add to that a nonviolent spirit and you will see why even little kids can play.

The game comes with levels from Child to Evil and includes a journey through levels, plus an intriguing puzzle mode, which varies the gameplay nicely. The ability to customize levels will retain your interest, and the registered version even offers a tournament mode, which lets you play against your friends. Any puzzle gamer would enjoy Snood.

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Publisher's Description

Snood is a fun puzzle game that will test your intellect rather than your reflexes. Your goal is to free trapped Snoods by launching other Snoods at them. If you connect three or more Snoods, they will transport away. If that action leaves any Snoods not connected to the top of the playing field, they will fall to safety. Don't take too long, though; every Snood you launch increases the danger level. When the gauge fills up, the Snoods will shift downward.

This is a cute game and a fun way to release some tension at the end of the day. You can vary your challenge because the levels go from Child to Evil.

Cons

The game gets laggy if something else is going on in the background which causes your shots to drift. The point of an arcade game is if your aim is god the shot is true, like if you were shooting at close range with no air currents between you and the target. The lag causes shots to drift as if you were shooting long range in a hurricane sometimes. It turns a stress relief game into an exercise in frustration when that happens.

Summary

Snood is meant to be a good old-fashioned arcade game. You use the mouse in place of the joystick but otherwise it's a lot like Space Invaders meets Tetris: you shoot a monster at a grouping of other monsters, and when you have three or more of a kind in a single shot they are 'freed' (this game avoids calling them 'kills'). The monsters are ugly-cute and the sound effects are jazzy.

I had an old version on another Mac several years ago. It was great, no issues. This version seems to be buggy (crashes if I stop mid-game and put the lid of my laptop down) and slower and clunkier than the old version. Finally, you cannot link to the site to register and pay for the game. I'm wondering if the developer has let this go due to his lack of interest in continuing to develop the game.

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